In 1982, Kahauale'a, a privately owned parcel of land adjacent to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, was proposed as a site for a geothermal energy development. As the proposed drill sites were as close as 300 m to the Park ...

Two or three decades ago, Samoa had the highest percentage of intact native vegetation of any Polynesian archipelago. This may still be true, but since then nearly all of the forests of the lowlands (up to ca. 400 m ...

The park is important because of the native vegetation it contains. Some of the best lowland forest remaining in the archipelago is found on Tutuila. It occurs in two main areas, one within the park boundaries between ...

This botanical inventory of War in the Pacific National Historical Park, located in the Territory of Guam, Mariana Islands, documents at least 90% of the plant taxa that occur within the seven units of the park (Asan Beach, ...

The behavioral ecology and breeding biology of the endangered Palila (Psittirostra bailleui) was studied from 1971 to 1975. The most intensive breeding occurred from June to August, and coincided with peak production of ...

This checklist is primarily a compilation of past lists of plants found in Kipahulu Valley, which since 1968 has been a district within Haleakala National Park on Maui. The chief published sources of information about the ...

This report summarizes recent studies conducted by the University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to improve non-native vegetation management techniques within Kaloko-Honokohau National ...

There are 86 species of ferns and fern allies distributed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. These species belong to 38 genera in 17 families. Of the plants listed, 52 species are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, but none ...

The following checklist is a compilation of all previous lists of plants for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) since that published by Fagerlund and Mitchell (1944). Also included are observations not found in earlier ...

Williams, Julia(Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany, 1990-11)

This study examined the recovery of vegetation in non-littoral low elevation native scrub and forest along the east Kalapana Extension, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, island of Hawaii, following emigration of human settlers ...

Verbascum thapsus, common mullein, is a biennial weed of roadsides, pastures, and open and semi-open natural habitats. This report reviews the autecology of V. thapsus in its native range (Eurasia) as well as in Hawai'i ...

Firetree is recognized as one of the most serious alien plant problems in Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park. The species is capable of invading essentially intact ecosystems and forms dense, monotypic stands with little or ...

Yellow Himalayan raspberry (Rubus ellipticus Sm.), introduced to Hawai'i Island approximately 30 years ago, has become a serious pest in the 'Ola'a Tract of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This shade-tolerant raspberry ...

The Maui Parrotbill Working Group and Hawai‘i Forest Bird Recovery Team have identified key objectives toward recovery of the critically endangered Maui Parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys). Among these are the development ...

Two lichens, three ferns, and 69 flowering plants are recorded from Kaloko-Honokohau National Cultural Park. Thirty-nine species (53%) are alien (introduced since 1778). Eleven species have been declared noxious by the ...

Two lichens, two ferns, and 66 flowering plants are recorded from the northeast coastal spray zone of Kalaupapa National Historical Park. Forty-four species (63%) are alien (introduced since 1778). Fourteen species have ...

The vegetation of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park was surveyed in 1992-93 as part of a monitoring study of plants, birds, mammals, and invertebrates in three Kona parks. Most previously identified major vegetation ...

Cowie, Robert H; Cook, Robert P(Cooperative National Parks Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany, 1999-10)

The native land snail faunas of Pacific islands are highly diverse and exhibit high levels of endemism. However, they are under serious threat from habitat destruction, predation by non-native predators, and competition ...

Passiflora mollissima, a weedy vine introduced to Hawai'i, infests significant portions of two of the major islands, Hawai'i and Kaua'i. It grows between 600 and 2200 m elevation in areas where the rainfall does not exceed ...